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    Indian Navy Gets Quotes From 4 Jet Makers for $15 Billion Naval Fighter Deal

    yes, that takes care of fixed cost components, but rest 75-80% of cost is still per piece of hardware wise. I'm not privy to capital budget acquisition data, but still the total capital outlay for a financial year makes provisions for only the number of items likely to be inducted in that time...
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    Indian Navy Gets Quotes From 4 Jet Makers for $15 Billion Naval Fighter Deal

    Installment isn't correct word, rather the payments are on Pro-rata basis, essentially they pay for what is being produced and inducted. So the entire project cost is actually spread over a period of time and is adjusted for inflation as well.
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    Indian Economy-News & Updates

    As a part of HP increase and reduction of specific fuel consumption values for diesel locomotives, IR plans to replace all its ALCO fleet (barring WDM 3D) in next 15 years. By that time codal life of all locos built till late 90s would be over. Now this is planned by two means: 1. Use of EMD /...
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    Indian Economy-News & Updates

    GE Transportation unveils Indian Railways Evolution locomotive INDIA: The first of 1 000 Evolution Series diesel locomotives which GE Transportation is to supply to Indian Railways over 10 years was unveiled at the manufacturer’s plant at Erie in the USA on June 1. The first of the 1 000...
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    What's you people's view on marijuana.

    btw @gslv am sure you have heard about a certain Dr. House who could not do without Vicodin ;)
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    What's you people's view on marijuana.

    My opinion is DON'T Anything that'll have you hooked and addicted for life isn't a wise choice. Unlike you, i know nothing about medicine, but one thing i can tell is after some years, you won't have problems that at this point of time you might try to solve by contraband and at that time you...
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    India, Russia sign deal for two nuclear reactors at Kudankulam

    India, Russia sign deal for two nuclear reactors at Kudankulam PM Modi and Vladimir Putin NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday with the highlight of their engagement being the conclusion of the general framework...
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    Extremely sad news. May God Grant eternal peace to the departed soul.

    Extremely sad news. May God Grant eternal peace to the departed soul.
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    India's gang rape belt continues slide downhill

    @DESERT FIGHTER bhai what is you've written in your signature about Abu ?
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    Indian Navy Gets Quotes From 4 Jet Makers for $15 Billion Naval Fighter Deal

    No i don't think so. The program structure of F 35 is very well laid out, and i don't think there is much of a scope for India now. Infact India would have to go for off the shelf purchase as mentioned by you, if at all we decide to buy that platform. The point however is, if Indian Navy goes...
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    ICC Champions Trophy - Fantasy League

    Done Brother!
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    Indian Navy Gets Quotes From 4 Jet Makers for $15 Billion Naval Fighter Deal

    F 35 has a long order wait list and therefore the whole situation needs to be looked into from pov of induction dates as well. India doesn't operate any Generation V fighters and hypothetically if F 35 arrive, it will take a considerable time for their induction and weapon system integration...
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    ICC Champions Trophy - Fantasy League

    No not yet the private league. As yesterday was cut off date, so i got registered first and formed a team.
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    ICC Champions Trophy - Fantasy League

    Chounkpur Cheetah! This is taken from a fictitious team featuring in Amazon.in ads during IPL.
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    Su-30 jet crash: Bodies of missing pilots found

    Adieu Rest in Peace
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    Indian Navy Gets Quotes From 4 Jet Makers for $15 Billion Naval Fighter Deal

    Just get a feeling, all this exercise is to get F-35 (& subsequently US co-operation on EMALS for Vishal class carriers).
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    ICC Champions Trophy - Fantasy League

    unfortunately no, ran out of money.
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    ICC Champions Trophy - Fantasy League

    i have three English players in my team, hopefully all of them are playing
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    China HSR News And Information: Original Translation

    US Not sure, but in rail engineering parlance, it is called re-alignment. usually it allows shorter and straighter path and improves upon speed. Two such scenes in India Datia Pass (North Central railways) (images IRFCA) & Dankuni
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